Graceful Anemone Shrimp

Q: Where can you find Graceful Anemone Shrimp?

Graceful Anemone Shrimp can be found in: Indo-Pacific, Flores Island, Australia West, Malaysia East, Australia North, Japan South, Indo-Pacific Central, Australia, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia.

Ancylomenes venustus

Found in: 14 regions

How to recognise it

Colours: transparentwhite
Pattern: Blotches or dots

Ancylomenes venustus, also known as the graceful anemone shrimp, is a species of shrimp which belongs to the family of the Palaemonidae. This species is found in the tropical waters from the centre of the Indo-Pacific biogeographical area. Ancylomenes venustus lives in association with scleractinians and actiniarians (sea anemones) and is a cleaner shrimp.

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Questions

Is Graceful Anemone Shrimp dangerous?

Graceful Anemone Shrimp has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.

Where can you find Graceful Anemone Shrimp?

Indo-PacificFlores IslandAustralia WestMalaysia EastAustralia North +9 more in Seabook

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